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Presumably the old locks were dumping slightly less huge amount of fresh water. Has the ratio of fresh water to cargo improved or gotten worse with upgrade? Ma
by quantumhobbit 10y ago
Presumably the old locks were dumping slightly less huge amount of fresh water. Has the ratio of fresh water to cargo improved or gotten worse with upgrade?
Maybe there is an opportunity to make use of osmotic power https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmotic_power with the locks.
- dalke 10y agoThe new locks use water saving basins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project#Water_saving_basins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project... According to http://www.marinelink.com/news/watersaving-panama-canal404727.aspx http://www.marinelink.com/news/watersaving-panama-canal40472... : > And each [pond] utilizes state-of-the art technology which allows the Canal to reuse 60 percent of the water used per lockage, saving 7 percent more than the existing locks do. Also, the current system requires no power, except to open and close valves. It is expensive to pump water uphill, because water is heavy.